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Mike Lewis, guitarist from Pontypridd

Mike Lewis

Guitarist (Lostprophets, No Devotion)

Michael Richard Lewis was born on 17 August 1977 and grew up in Pontypridd. In 1991, while still at school, he formed a thrash band called Aftermath with friends, and went on to play in the Welsh hardcore band Public Disturbance, which released a string of records in the late 1990s.

He was a founder member of Lostprophets, starting out on bass before moving to rhythm guitar. The band became one of the biggest British rock acts of the 2000s, with best-selling albums including Start Something and Liberation Transmission, which reached number one in the UK in 2006.

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Pontypridd guitarist and founder member of Lostprophets, later of No Devotion.

After Lostprophets split in 2013, Lewis worked in artist management before reuniting with his former bandmates in No Devotion, with American singer Geoff Rickly. Their first single, Stay, appeared in 2014 and the debut album Permanence followed in 2015.

Career Highlights

  • Founder member of Lostprophets, on bass and then rhythm guitar
  • 2006 - Liberation Transmission reached number one in the UK
  • 2015 - No Devotion debut album Permanence
ℹ️ Born 17 August 1977, from Pontypridd, Wales.

From Pontypridd, where Lostprophets was formed.

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